Uh oh. Has it happened again? Have you joined the Hum-Bug Christmas Scrooges? This tends to be the time in December when Christmas starts to stress me out. Even in this year when I've been REALLY focusing on simplicity and connection, I'll tell you what- a week of passing around a cold and [...]Continue Reading
Connection
Creative Concoctions with Purpose: {Guest Post}
I am thrilled to welcome my friend and fellow creative mom, Julie Lancaster, to this writing space today. We creative moms get really into what our kids are creating, which can be fun, but the opportunity for our children to explore their own creativity is so valuable. Here's a simple way Julie [...]Continue Reading
An Easy Way To Connect With Kids At Dinnertime
What was your favorite part of the day? This question has become a touchstone in our family. We ask it at dinnertime- whether that dinner is happening at the dining room table or in a halfhazard gathering in the living room, it is a a way to connect and bring people present. If the adults in the [...]Continue Reading
Leaf Rainbow
When I was a kid, every Fall I would go up to the Aspens with my grandparents. My favorite part of these picnics was walking with my grandmother. She and I would find the most beautiful leaf in the forest. Finding the most beautiful one was a tall order while standing on a forest floor [...]Continue Reading
Connecting With Kids
Simple ways to connect and be present with your kids. Connecting with my kids has been on my mind a lot lately. I've been feeling overly busy and too many days lately have felt harried and stressful. In order to keep our connection strong I've started planning a simple way to connect with my [...]Continue Reading
Connecting with Kids When You’re Exhausted
How can you connect with your kids when you're totally tapped out? I know I'm not the only mom who gets absolutely swamped from time to time. We've been in one of those phases lately where the kids are indoors more because of winter- more mess inside, the baby needs me at just the time when [...]Continue Reading
